Where does “karhu” come from?

karhu (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

karhu (Ingrian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “karhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickarhubear
2Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

Words derived from “karhu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →